(a) There
is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund
(the “fund”) pursuant to article 102.0172 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The
fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may be maintained
in a special revenue account.
(Ordinance 06-12-12C, sec. 2, adopted 12/12/06)
(a) The
municipal court of the city (the “municipal court”) is
authorized and required to assess a municipal court technology fee
(the “fee”) as provided for in the fee schedule found
in the appendix of this code as a cost of court, in addition to any
other authorized fees and costs.
(b) The
fee shall be assessed and collected from a defendant upon conviction
for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court. A defendant is considered
convicted if:
(1) A sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred
adjudication community supervision; or
(3) The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(c) Each
misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate fee assessment.
(d) The
fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or
after this division is adopted.
(e) The
clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the treasury
of the city. All fees so collected and paid over to the treasury of
the city shall be accounted for separately in the accounting records
of the city.
(Ordinance 06-12-12C, sec. 3, adopted 12/12/06; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) The
fund shall be used only to finance the purchases of technological
enhancements for the municipal court of the city, as provided for
in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 102.0172.
(b) The
fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 06-12-12C, sec. 4, adopted 12/12/06; Ordinance adopting Code)